Wellington Sprinkler Repair & Drainage

Plan on the town when the system is new or expanded, and plan on ACC when the look of the yard changes. ACC Bulletin #17 says installation or repair of below-ground lawn or planter sprinkler or drip systems does not require an ACC application. Landscape lighting, xeriscaping, bed redesign, and grading still need written ACC review — the committee has up to 30 days once a complete application is in, and the average is often 5–10 days. The Town of Flower Mound requires an irrigation permit for new or expanded systems: sealed plans from a licensed irrigator registered with the town, a listed backflow tester, and eTRAKiT submittal. Plan review is about five working days. Ordinary head and pipe repairs that stay inside the existing layout usually do not need a new town permit, but we still describe the visible scope before work starts. A licensed irrigator (we are LI22462) should design or alter the system. We do not file town or ACC applications for you unless that is arranged separately.

Use cycle-and-soak on clay, separate shade versus sun times, and drip at foundation beds. Keep the sidewalk strip in turf and stay inside the 50% street-adjacent turf rule if you are changing beds. Furlong- and Sterling-facing turf often belongs on a shorter throw or drip, not a long rotor cycle copied from a backyard. Confirm the current town notice before you pick days — even Tuesday/Friday, odd Wednesday/Saturday, no 10 a.m.–6 p.m. spray. Drip, soaker, handheld hose, and rain barrels may run anytime. We do not copy the HOA Monday/Thursday commons clock at 3520 Furlong Drive or 3300 Mandalay Drive onto a house meter. Do not copy Twin Coves Park or Wellington Elementary civic irrigation onto a house controller.

Sibling neighborhood pages use these typical ranges: irrigation repair $180–$500, drip conversion or expansion $400–$1,400, and drainage planning and install $1,900–$7,500. Clay, access, existing pipe condition, lot size, ACC appearance rules, town pressure, and shade from 1990s canopy change price. An on-site quote is required; these figures are planning ranges, not a bid.

Most common head, valve, and controller issues can be diagnosed on the first visit, and many repairs finish the same day when standard parts are on the truck. Wiring faults, main-line leaks, or drainage that needs layout drawings may need a follow-up. Same-week scheduling is typical; active leaks get priority. If work will change lighting, beds, or grade, budget ACC review time before the visible part of the job starts.

Confirm the current Long-Term Water Conservation Plan notice on flowermound.gov/621/Water-Conservation before you change days. The town assigns two watering days from the last digit of the physical address (even Tuesday and Friday, odd Wednesday and Saturday), bans spray from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and assigns HOA commons, commercial, and multifamily properties Monday and Thursday. We program start times that match the town notice, add rain and freeze protection where hardware allows, and use cycle-and-soak so clay is not running water across a sidewalk strip. Drip and soaker may run any day. Properties establishing new landscaping can be exempt until final irrigation review — confirm the latest town notice before changing days yourself.